Colour

#E9BBC5

#E9BBC5
Red
Light
Nearest: Pink

#E9BBC5 is a red with RGB values 233, 187, 197 and HSL 347°, 51%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.

Colour values

#E9BBC5#E9BBC5

HEX#E9BBC5

RGBrgb(233, 187, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7333, 0.7725

RGB percentages91.4%, 73.3%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(347, 51.1%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347, 19.7%, 91.4%)

CMYK0%, 19.7%, 15.5%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,317,957

CSS custom property--colour: #E9BBC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.38:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#16443A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1C2C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBCAC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F2B8BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pink · ΔE 7.3 Light pink · ΔE 10.7 Thistle · ΔE 11.5 Misty rose · ΔE 16 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.4 Silver · ΔE 18.2

Nearest named CSS colourPink (#FFC0CB)ΔE 7.32, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BBE9DF

Analogous#E9BBDC, #E9C8BB

Triadic#C5E9BB, #BBC5E9

Split complementary#BBE9C8, #BBDCE9

Tetradic#DCE9BB, #BBE9DF, #C8BBE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F5E2E6

Darker −10%#DD94A4

Darker −20%#D06E83

Darker −30%#C44762

Darker −40%#A3354D

More saturated +25%#F4B0BF

Less saturated −25%#DEC6CB

Channel breakdown

R233

G187

B197

Red233 (91.4%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue346.96°

Saturation (HSL)51.11%

Lightness82.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E9 · G BB · B C5

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Colour values

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